| ECCLESIASTES | A book of the Old Testament, probably written about 250BC (12) |
| DELTA | A letter probably written by Alexander the Great showing where on the Nile they should build a city in his name (5) |
| MOTHERHUBBARD | According to the nursery rhyme, probably written by Sarah Martin while staying in Devon, who was looking for a bone for her dog? (6,7) |
| LAMENTATIONS | A book of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah (12) |
| ACIVILACTION | 1998 film starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall, based on a book of the same name by Jonathan Harr (1,5,6) |
| NEHEMIAH | A book of the Old Testament recounting the acts of a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes, King of Persia (8) |
| ESTHER | A book of the Old Testament about a Hebrew girl who became the queen of Persia (6) |
| SONG | - - - Of Solomon, a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of love poems (4) |
| PSALM | Any of the 150 sacred songs, lyric poems and prayers that together constitute a book of the Old Testament |
| PEERAGE | The dignity, rank or title of a noble; lords and ladies collectively; or, a book of the genealogy and history of said aristocracy (7) |
| EZRA | Jewish priest of the 5th century BC after whom a book of the Old Testament is named |
| BARUCH | A book of the Apocrypha said to have been written by a disciple of Jeremiah |
| EZEKIEL | Hebrew prophet, subject of a book of the Bible, one of the Israelites exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon (7) |
| JOSHUA | Kid beginning to understand a book of the Old Testament |
| EXODUS | A book of the Old Testament, or an album by Bob Marley? (6) |
| HEBREWS | A book of the Old Testament (7) |
| SINGINGPSALMS | Chanting sacred songs from a book of the Old Testament (7,6) |
| PITCHES | A book of the Old Testament (7) |
| AMOS | A book of the Old Testament (4) |
| NAHUM | A book of the old Testament (5) |
